Wildlifeof Malaysia
Malaysian Box Turtle
Tortoises & Freshwater Turtles
Photo: Peter Uetz (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Cuora amboinensis
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Range
Northeast India through Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines
The Amboina box turtle, or Southeast Asian box turtle, is a species of Asian box turtle widely distributed across Southeast Asia. It is native to the Asian mainland from northeast India through Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand, across Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia, and is also found on the archipelagos of Indonesia and the Philippines (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Malaysian Box Turtle found?
- Northeast India through Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines